2012 NFL Mock Draft: Analyzing Matt Miller's Latest Mock for Every NFC East Team

With the NFL Scouting Combine firmly in the rear-view mirror, teams can now start assembling their draft boards with nearly every component of the pre-draft process now complete.

Matt Miller went above and beyond by delivering a fresh seven-round mock draft Tuesday morning. Here, we'll just break down the first round.

2. Washington Redskins (predicted trade with St. Louis Rams)—Robert Griffin III, Quarterback, Baylor

Matt says:  

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"Griffin is an elite quarterback first and foremost. When you add in his personality, his discipline, his intelligence and his athletic ability, you have a damn-near perfect prospect. Griffin isn't the can't-miss prospect that Luck is, but in 10 years of scouting football players, he has the same grade I assigned Matt Ryan during the 2007 draft. And Ryan is the second highest graded quarterback during my time doing this."

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My slant: The Redskins woes at quarterback are well documented—any situation that involves Rex Grossman or John Beck as the current options for a starting quarterback is a situation that needs immediate fixing. Griffin will help do just that.

Mike Shanahan doesn't likely have a long leash with which he'll get to develop his new young quarterback in RG3, but there's nothing to say he can't be successful from the get-go; he's a smart kid, graduated early from Baylor and would have gone to law school had he not joined the NFL. 

This would be a slam dunk for the Redskins for the long term, if his talent translates on the NFL level, which it is expected to.

14. Dallas Cowboys—Stephon Gilmore, Cornerback, South Carolina

Matt says: "Gilmore is the type of solid, all-around cornerback the Dallas Cowboys lack. And he comes with a clean track record and no off-field concerns, something a defense lacking leadership needs."

My slant: A defense finishes in the top 10 in sacks and in the bottom 10 in passing yards probably has a problem or two in the secondary. Janoris Jenkins, as Miller points out, is definitely the more popular pick, but his character concerns should be to Jerry Jones what Sex Panther is to females—and I don't mean, "60 percent of the time it works every time." 

The Cowboys will have some options with this pick. They could use a defensive linemen and interior offensive linemen, and pending Anthony Spencer's free agency, the team could also be in the market for an outside linebacker opposite DeMarcus Ware.

15. Philadelphia Eagles—Michael Floyd, Wide Receiver, Notre Dame

Matt says:  

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"Floyd would be brought in as a bigger, stronger replacement for DeSean Jackson. Jackson will be a free agent this year, and the Eagles have been linked to a possible tag-and-trade option with the wide receiver. Floyd isn't the burner that Jackson is, but he's not slow either. Paired with Jeremy Maclin, Floyd would give Philadelphia a bigger option in the red zone and open up their offense to new possibilities on the outside."

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My slant: Floyd flashed some speed at the combine, but not so much in pads. He clearly isn't going to give the Eagles the type of explosive threat that Jackson offers. What Floyd will give the Eagles, though, is a guy that can win one-on-one matchups on the outside consistently.

The Eagles could use to add another good red-zone threat, and Michael Vick would have a bevy of them with Floyd alongside tight end Brent Celek and wide receiver Jeremy Maclin. 

32. New York Giants—Orson Charles, Tight End, Georgia

Matt says:  

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"Tom Coughlin, while addressing the media at the combine, said the team wanted to add a tight end after ACL injuries hit Travis Beckum and Jake Ballard during the Super Bowl. Charles is the top-rated tight end on the board and would give New York an immediate presence in the middle of the field."

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My slant: It's been speculated since the Super Bowl that the Giants would be in the market for a tight end this offseason, and now we have it straight from the horse's mouth. And with the likelihood that wide receiver Mario Manningham will leave in free agency, the Giants may need to add another threat in the passing game.

The Giants typically like their tight ends to block, and though Charles isn't the best blocking tight end, he can develop those skills while immediately stretching the middle of the defense on seam routes.

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